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future. The ISGS Geophysics Section is contributing to the understanding of these issues in several ways. One response includes the Geophysics Section’s participation in the new International Natural and Human-Induced Environmental Hazards and Disasters Research Program, which would focus on environmental hazards related to geophysical trigger events. This program is supported by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Near Surface Geophysics Focus Group, which was formed two years ago and now has approximately 2,000 members. Many members in the focus group had an interest in applying geophysical methods to assess natural hazards. In response, a new AGU focus group, the Natural Hazards Focus Group, was organized during fall 2007. Staff in the ISGS Geophysics Section significantly contributed to the activities of both AGU focus groups by conducting oral and poster presentation sessions and by organizing and convening sessions on the impact of natural and human-induced hazards that addressed topics from around the world. Hosting the 54th Friends of the Pleistocene Field Conference The Illinois State Geological Survey hosted about 115 geologists for the 54th Friends of the Pleistocene Field Conference, The Deglacial History of Northeastern Illinois. The conference was based in DeKalb, Illinois. The field trip led by Brandon Curry included stops that featured topics ranging from Paleozoic cave fills containing fossils of the earliest conifers; beds of sand and gravel folded and faulted by overriding glacial stresses about 18,000 years ago; and the Attendees examine glacial deposits at one of the field trip stops at the ISGS-hosted Friends of the Pleistocene field trip. Aurora mastodons at Phillips Park, including three remarkably well preserved skulls and toothed jaws that have recently been radiocarbon dated. The trip included discussions of multiple deglacial floods that affected the geomorphology and sediments of the Illinois River valley. The group looked at evidence of the oldest known torrent of 19,000 year ago—a large, linear gap across the Marseilles Moraine located between the towns of Oswego and Yorkville. The gap is underlain by 30 feet of lake sediment containing fossils of tundra plants, which provided material for the radiocarbon dating of the event. Also featured was a stop at a DeKalb mound. Thought to be the deposit of an ice-walled lake, this landform and other DeKalb mounds located throughout northeastern Illinois have yielded fossil tundra plants that have been radiocarbon dated. The results are providing new details and new insight into the deglacial history of northeastern Illinois. For example, stable isotopic ratios ( 18 O/ 16 O) indicate that the lakes were filled with water other than glacial meltwater. 28 Wedron Quarry was also visited to allow field trip participants to examine the type section of the Wedron Group, the unit that comprises tills and related deposits of the last glaciation. Featured at this stop was a discussion of the glacial stresses that resulted in evidence of strain during sedimentation. An introduction to the geology of northeastern Illinois and discussion of the geology of the field trip stops were published as ISGS Open File Series 2008-1. Addressing Geologic Hazards through International Ocean Drilling Program Workshop The Illinois State Geological Survey contributes to the International Ocean Drilling Geo Hazard Program (IODP) by developing the Coastal Zone Geo Hazard Geophysical Observation System based on offshore drilling platforms. As was dramatically shown by the Sumatra earthquake and associated tsunami of late 2004, the oceans are the source of some of the most severe geologic hazards. The workshop, which convened in Portland, Oregon, August 26 to 30, 2007, was designed to establish the current state of community knowledge and activity in the area of submarine geologic hazards and to address a series of focused questions. In particular, investigations of geologic hazards through scientific ocean drilling still face many obstacles. The understanding of the necessary conditions and triggers for catastrophic geologic events (e.g., landslides, earthquakes, and tsunamis) is incomplete, and instruments for making in situ or remote measurements of the geotechnical and other material properties of the rocks and sediments involved are limited. Key goals of the workshop were to define outstanding research questions that can be addressed through scientific ocean drilling, establish scientific priorities, identify potential drilling targets, evaluate existing technologies and scientific approaches, and formulate strategies to overcome anticipated scientific and engineering challenges. The workshop enhanced international collaborations and stimulated teams of proponents who are expected to develop competitive IODP proposals addressing oceanic geologic hazards. Petroleum Technology Transfer Council Workshops The Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (PTTC) held two workshops co-sponsored by the Midwest Region PTTC and the Illinois Geological Society on February 18 and March 5, 2008. The February workshop was held in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, with 65 attendees. Jon Olson, an American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) 2008 Distinguished Lecturer and Professor of Petroleum Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, presented information on modern fractured reservoir theory and fractured reservoir characterization methods and provided examples of applications that can be helpful in dealing with the challenges in a wide array of Illinois Basin reservoirs. The second PTTC workshop highlighted findings from a threeyear U.S. Department of Energy-funded contract. The workshop focused on lower Paleozoic reservoirs in the Illinois Basin. The March workshop was conducted in Evansville, Indiana, as a pre-convention workshop of the annual Illinois Oil and Gas Association Meeting. There were 118 attendees who heard 11 presentations by ISGS staff, including presentations about five newly completed reservoir studies.
Office of the Director Economic Costs and Benefits of the ISGS Geologic Mapping Program. S. Wald. Height Modernization (Year 1). B. Herzog, S. Beaverson, D. Luman, C. Stohr, L. Young, S. Wald. Three-dimensional Geologic Mapping along the Middle Illinois River Valley. R. Berg, D. Mckay, J. Carrell, J. Domier, C. Nimz. Geophysics Application of Waterborne Geophysics in Illinois: Perspectives and Challenges. Y. Kontar. Bedrock Geophysical Borehole Database. C. Blakley. Active Projects Characterization of Bedrock Hydrogeology for Northeastern Illinois Water Supply Planning. C. Blakley, D. Keefer, D. Larson, J. Thomason. Digitization of Historic Electrical Earth Resistivity Survey Reports and Files. T. Larson, T. Young. Geophysical Characterization of Crystal Lake Basin and Margins. T. Larson. Ground-Penetrating Radar Assessment of Buried Infrastructure along the Beachfront at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit, Phase I, Scoping and Testing. T. Larson. Groundwater Exploration for the Community of Philo (Aqua Illinois). T. Young, R. Bundy. Hard-rock Dike Detection in Southern Illinois Using Seismic Reflection Surveys. T. Larson. Illinois Geophysical Risk and Sustainability. Y. Kontar. Low-Frequency Ground-Penetrating Radar Demonstration Project. T. Larson, A. Ismail, C. Blakley. Mt. Carmel Earthquake Response. T. Larson, R. Bauer, J. Devera, S. Elrick, J. Nelson, J. McBride (Brigham Young University). Resistivity Survey of Drift Ridges near Vandalia, Illinois. T. Larson. Seismic Imaging and Hydrogeologic Characterization of the Cretaceous Formation. S. Sargent. Three-dimensional Reconstruction of Till Stratigraphy to Develop Till Depositional Models and Understand Aquifer Recharge and Quality Protection. A. Ismail, S. Sargent. Geoscience Outreach 2008–2009 Public Geological Science Field Trips. W. Frankie, R. Jacobson, M. Knapp, C. Nimz, S. Cromwell, L. Benner, S. Denhart. Publishing, Design, and Photography ISGS Open House, 2009. C. Briedis, S. Denhart, B. Frahm, J. Hines, M. Knapp, T. Montgomery, W. Roy, C. Abert, W. Dey, J. Domier, K. Henry, D. Luman, M. Thompson, T. Vaughn, M. Barnhart, R. Bauer, P. Carrillo, W. Frankie, J. Jach, J. Martin, C. Nimz, E. Plankell, J. Thomason, L. Young, T. Young, S. Wald. Production of Geology of Illinois. C. Nimz, C. Briedis, P. Carrillo, J. Hines, M. Knapp, J. Dexter, D. Kolata, A. Huber, J. McBride (Brigham Young University), D. Mikulic, J. Devera, J. Nelson, D. McKay, B. Curry, K. Hackley, H. Wang, S. Panno, G. Dreher, W. Roy, B. Seyler, B. Huff, Z. Lasemi, D. Larson, B. Herzog, R. Berg, M. Barnhardt, W.-J. Su, M. Chrzastowski, R. Cahill, P. Weibel, R. Bauer, T. Larson, W. Shilts. 29 Three-dimensional Mapping Programs Assessment and Potential of the USDA-NASS Cropland Data Layer for Statewide Annual Land Use/Land Cover Applications. D. Luman, D. Lund, S. Beaverson, T. Tweddale (INHS). Friends of the Pleistocene Field Excursion and Guidebook. R. Berg. Illinois from above and at the Ground Level: Images of the Great Depression and New Deal Era. D. Luman, J. Dexter. Surficial Geological Mapping of the Henry Quadrangle, Marshall and Putnam Counties. R. Berg, D. McKay. Three-dimensional Geological Mapping along the Middle Illinois River Valley. R. Berg, J. Carrell, D. McKay, J. Domier, C. Nimz. Three-dimensional Space Portrait of Illinois. D. Luman. Urban Geologic Mapping in Chicago: Lake Calumet Region. R. Berg, D. Ortiz, S. Brown. Energy and Earth Resources Center Assessment of Geological Carbon Sequestration Options in the Illinois Basin, Phase II and Phase III. R. Finley, S. Frailey, D. Ekberg, H. Leetaru, D. Morse, I. Krapac, E. Mehnert, P. Cookus, J. Grube, B. Huff, M. Rostam, W. Roy, B. Seyler, C. Stohr, R. Bauer, K. Hackley, T. Larson, D. Luman, A. Lecouris, B. Renfrew, D. Thurston, T. Young, S. Denhart, H. Wang, D. Nelson, D. Keefer, S. Elrick. Carbon Sequestration Educational Initiative: Supporting the Governor’s Energy Plan and FutureGen by Making Sequestration Science Easy to Understand. S. Greenberg, D. Byers, M. Dodd. Bedrock Geology Geologic Mapping of the Shetlerville, Gorham, and Altenburg Quadrangles. J. Devera, M. Seid, B. Denny, J. Aud. Geology of the Elsah, Grafton, and Alton 7.5-minute Quadrangles. B. Denny, D. Grimley, J. Devera, Z. Lasemi, E. Smith. Illinois 2007 STATEMAP Geologic Mapping/Bedrock Geology of Southern Illinois. J. Devera, M. Seid, B. Denny. Coal Cleat and Other Fracture Developments in Illinois Coals. D. Morse, R. Bauer. Feasibility Study of Integrated Gasification Combined-Cycle Slag for Fired Brick Manufacturing. M. Chou, L. Chen, J. Chou. Geologic Map of Cache and Cairo Quadrangles. J. Nelson. Geologic Map of Millstadt Quadrangle (Revised). J. Nelson, J. Domier. Photographic History of Coal Mining in Illinois. C. Chenoweth, C. Nimz, P. Carrillo. Illinois Basin Coal Correlation Project. S. Elrick, D. Morse. Interactive Map Services for Coal Mined Areas and Resource Data. C. Korose, S. Elrick, A. Myers, A. Louchios, S. Beaverson. Maintenance of Coal Resource and Mine Data, Office of Mines and Minerals. S. Elrick, A. Louchios, C. Korose, D. Morse. Making Fired Bricks with Spent Equilibrium Catalyst: A Technical Feasibility Study. M. Chou, L. Chen, Y. Lai, J. Chou. Management of Illinois Coal Resources Data FY2005 to FY2010: Contributions to National Coal Resources Data System. S. Elrick, A. Louchios.
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